Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is deleting the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, located in Kittery, Maine, from the National Priorities List (NPL), commonly referred to as Superfund. While EPA has determined that site cleanup work at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard site is complete, with no further […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Contact: EPA Region 4 Press Office – (404) 562-8400, region4press@epa.gov MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 15, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the expansion of its successful Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative to 150 additional communities as part of President Biden’s Investing America agenda. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) BOSTON (Feb. 8, 2024) – Yesterday, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New England Aquarium gathered together to shine a spotlight on the critical carbon-capturing environments of seagrass meadows and salt marshes, known as Blue Carbon, in sequestering and storing carbon. The largest quantities […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (Feb. 8, 2024) — Next week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Great Lakes Legacy Act project partners will host an open house in Milwaukee to update the community on the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern cleanup, with a focus on the Milwaukee River floodplains. Soil samples from […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Weather experts warned that additional rain on top of saturated soil in the Los Angeles region could still cause hillsides to collapse. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/us/california-storm-los-angeles.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (Feb. 6, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with Mosaic Fertilizer and Tampa Port Services over alleged violations of the chemical accident prevention provisions of the Clean Air Act at Mosaic’s facility in St. James, Louisiana. Under the settlement, the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 2, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has issued an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) for Operable Unit (OU) 1 of the PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska. Per the ESD, EPA Region 7 plans to demolish a vacant […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS, TEXAS (February 2, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues work to address elevated levels of dioxin found in soil at an apartment complex in Benton, Louisiana. The contamination was found during EPA’s investigation of Benton Creosote Works, a former wood-treating facility across the street from […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Region is hosting a public meeting to discuss the proposed cleanup plan for the Bear Creek Superfund Site and important efforts EPA is making to address environmental justice concerns in the Turner Station community. “Turner Station is an important community, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest efforts to protect communities and the environment from the health risks posed by certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are widely used, long-lasting chemicals that break down very slowly over time, and they have been used […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (CHICAGO) This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized its plan to complete the cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the storm sewer system at the Ten-Mile Drain Superfund site at the intersection of Bon Brae Street and Harper Avenue in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, following a careful […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EAST HELENA, Mont.—Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the conclusion of a 30-day public comment period and the finalization of an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) document that will lower the soil-lead cleanup level at the East Helena Superfund Site from 500 ppm (parts per […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHICAGO (Jan. 24, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued permits that allow Wabash Carbon Services LLC to construct two wells for the eventual injection and permanent storage of carbon dioxide underground, one at a site in Vermillion County and another in Vigo County, Indiana. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S. global food security envoy is pushing to bring back traditional African crops that American policies helped to sideline. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/22/climate/agriculture-africa-traditional-crops.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January 22, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlighted the cleanup progress at the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site (SSCL) and over $56 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds issued by the Biden-Harris Administration to accelerate the cleanup. “Southside Chattanooga Lead is one […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (January 19, 2024) – On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a press event highlighting cleanup progress at the Southside Chattanooga Lead Site (SSCL) and over $56 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds issued by the Biden-Harris Administration to accelerate the cleanup. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Butte, Montana — The EPA site team would like to share that the agency’s headquarters has just released new national guidance for soil-lead contamination at Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites. This new guidance lowers the screening level for lead in soil at residential […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 17, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department today announced that Swinerton Builders has agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty – divided between the United States, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and State of Illinois – to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children live and play. As a result of lower screening levels, EPA expects to investigate more residential properties for potential cleanup […]